Château Joanin Bécot - Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux - 2005 | French Red Wine

A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc, the wine saw 16-18 months in 70% new French oak. The Becot family, owners of the Grand Cru Chateau Beau-Sejour in St. Emilion, saw both tremendous potential and as well as a kinship with St. Emilion in this upper-elevation Côtes de Castillon site located just southeast of Beau Sejour itself. They spent a fortune revitalizing the property with a new winery and better farming practices (the most intensive in the region) and, with the help of consultations, they have crafted a delicious, age worthy Bordeaux combining modern viticulture with traditional aesthetics.